Vulnerability-Lookup

GHSA-9WJR-J39X-F62M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-06 09:30 – Updated: 2026-08-06 15:32

Details

The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.6.4 does not redact secret configuration values before exposing them in an admin page's inline script data, allowing users with the Editor role to read the site's stored third-party API key and authentication tokens in cleartext, despite those secrets being restricted to administrators everywhere else.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Show details on source website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-16954"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-08-06T07:16:28Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The AI Engine  WordPress plugin before 3.6.4 does not redact secret configuration values before exposing them in an admin page\u0027s inline script data, allowing users with the Editor role to read the site\u0027s stored third-party API key and authentication tokens in cleartext, despite those secrets being restricted to administrators everywhere else.",
  "id": "GHSA-9wjr-j39x-f62m",
  "modified": "2026-08-06T15:32:38Z",
  "published": "2026-08-06T09:30:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16954"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/badce355-e6ce-4dd4-8d9b-c87a7b9db12f"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2026-16954 (GCVE-0-2026-16954)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-06 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-06 14:27

Title

AI Engine < 3.6.4 - Editor+ Sensitive Information Disclosure of API Key and Bearer Tokens

Summary

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-06 14:26 UTC

CWE

CWE-200 Information Exposure
CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Assigner

WPScan

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/badce355-e6ce-4d…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	AI Engine	Affected: 0 , < 3.6.4 (semver)

Credits

Revanth Hari Narayana Matte WPScan

Show details on NVD website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "cvssV3_1": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
              "baseScore": 6.5,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
              "integrityImpact": "NONE",
              "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
              "version": "3.1"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2026-16954",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "poc"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2026-08-06T14:26:35.277323Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "problemTypes": [
          {
            "descriptions": [
              {
                "cweId": "CWE-200",
                "description": "CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor",
                "lang": "en",
                "type": "CWE"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2026-08-06T14:27:40.015Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "AI Engine",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "3.6.4",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Revanth Hari Narayana Matte"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "coordinator",
          "value": "WPScan"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The AI Engine  WordPress plugin before 3.6.4 does not redact secret configuration values before exposing them in an admin page\u0027s inline script data, allowing users with the Editor role to read the site\u0027s stored third-party API key and authentication tokens in cleartext, despite those secrets being restricted to administrators everywhere else."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "CWE-200 Information Exposure",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-06T06:00:10.802Z",
        "orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81",
        "shortName": "WPScan"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "exploit",
            "vdb-entry",
            "technical-description"
          ],
          "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/badce355-e6ce-4dd4-8d9b-c87a7b9db12f/"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
      },
      "title": "AI Engine \u003c 3.6.4 - Editor+ Sensitive Information Disclosure of API Key and Bearer Tokens",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81",
    "assignerShortName": "WPScan",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-16954",
    "datePublished": "2026-08-06T06:00:10.802Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-07-24T08:07:56.816Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-08-06T14:27:40.015Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.

Action not permitted

GHSA-9WJR-J39X-F62M

CVE-2026-16954 (GCVE-0-2026-16954)

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature